Synonyms of double-edged

double-edged

adjective

ˌdə-bəl-ˈejd 

1

as in dual

consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined

the double-edged purpose of the sales promotion is to clear out existing stock and to attract new customers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dual
• binary
• twin
• double
• double-barreled
• twofold
• bipartite
• duplex
• paired
• mated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• single
• unpaired

2

as in ambiguous

having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning

her double-edged remark that she hoped that I ultimately got what I deserved

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambiguous
• cryptic
• obscure
• dark
• mysterious
• enigmatic
• mystic
• enigmatical
• unclear
• questionable
• vague
• esoteric
• murky
• nebulous
• inscrutable
• elliptic
• equivocal
• opaque
• uncertain
• deep
• occult
• arcane
• confusing
• Delphic
• elliptical
• complicated
• weird
• obscurant
• uncanny
• indirect
• difficult
• fuliginous
• disguised
• concealed
• faint
• fuzzy
• recondite
• abstruse
• inexplicable
• cloaked
• eerie
• shrouded
• shadowy
• puzzling
• perplexing
• hazy
• complex
• incomprehensible
• masked
• intangible
• baffling
• shaded
• inexact
• undefined
• invisible
• indistinct
• clouded
• indefinite
• impenetrable
• misty
• undetermined
• indecipherable
• confounding
• bewildering
• eery
• indistinguishable
• unanswerable
• inexplicit
• muddy
• obfuscatory
• mystifying
• foggy
• sphinxlike
• unknowable
• noncommittal
• shadowlike
• unfathomable
• obscurantic
• inappreciable
• dim
• cloudy
• circuitous
• obtuse
• impalpable
• roundabout
• bedimmed
• beclouded
• obnubilated
• befogged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obvious
• clear
• unambiguous
• plain
• unequivocal
• understandable
• distinct
• accessible
• certain
• evident
• strong
• bright
• comprehensible
• sure
• legible
• intelligible
• direct
• definite
• defined
• nonambiguous
• firm
• straightforward
• explicit
• self-evident
• tangible
• determined
• appreciable
• knowable
• pellucid
• exact
• self-explanatory
• fathomable
• visible
• unmistakable
• palpable
• blatant
• patent

Examples of double-edged in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Usually double-edged, the weapons were occasionally decorated with engraved patterns. —Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024

Among artists and intellectuals, technology has always been double-edged, utopian and dystopian. —Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2023

Moran’s joke is double-edged. —Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023

Trending For Sohn, identity is double-edged. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2023

Nearly all executives and investors in this niche of neurotechnology acknowledge Musk’s impact on the field, though some say it is double-edged. —Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023